1,384 Comments for Gaebler Children's Center

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y would u put some1 in there... let alone a child thats like locking them in a closet!
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haha bonerr
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what if one of the kids painted that? and they could be reading this or sumthing! or they could be like dead.... i dont think u would like it if some1 was making fun of ur paintings
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Well, on the bright side, at least it's not G.G. Allin.
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Jim Henson is rolling in his grave right now..
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Hi Veronica,
I will email soon. I haven't forgotten I had knee replacement surgery a couple of weeks ago and i am just starting to get back to everyday activities. Hope all is well with you.
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If I were a patient in this hospital, I would develop mental disorders just looking at these paintings!
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BBall anyone?
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Maureen, it's hdfxrd@hotmail.com. I knew you couldn't be much older than Kevin. He should be about 40 now. That's how old my sister would be. I never forget. I still remember first and last names of some of the patients and staff. My memories play in my head like a video. I don't have any pictures from when I was young, but I can still see it like it was yesterday.
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yes I remember you now, John. I remember the kim chick as well. What do you do now? hope you are well and successful! I hate that places like that made kids unable to move on because in some ways they are still there and have lost personal pride or feel shame about it...I had a friend who killed himself at 22 because the lack of pride and low self esteem made him sink into a depression that he could never get out off...lost a lot off friends who went through the DSS nightmare of the 80's...that organization kept me till I was 17 then put me into an apartment in my senior year, it is amazing I did not kill myself by accident by party! I wish I could go back and tell those kids in there how little all that meant to the reality of the long term that would be their lives. How that seemingly mighty building would fall into disuse and disrepair and we would go on. And how those little people that seemed so powerful would be revealed as low paid lackies on a power trip for want of better work...that this too would come to pass for all of us and to just smile and bide our time
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These shots are beautiful. They express what no words ever could. You misenterpreted my statements. I never said they were positive. But so much lies behind this image that it simply boggles the mind. The energy and stories that it would tell if it could are amazing.
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Canabal Corpse song or not i believe this person is a soft, cock women hater,like so many young idiots who think it's tough to repeat shit like this,but i agree it chills me and Motts is a good photographer to include this shot even tho it causes contraversy (spelt wrong} DG...
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Great site, awesome pics. I live nearby and finally took a walk around the property recently
and was totally blown away by what I found! It was quite creepy and sad just imagining what went on there. The filled in pools, overgrown playgound and basketball courts all of which were fenced in by 10' chain link could not have been very fun. This shot just seems at odds with the things that really went on in there!
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Veronica, It is hard to believe it has been 20 + years. I still can't get over how great your memory is! If you were in 1st and he was in 5th, then I was in 7th! Long time ago! I tried your email address but it didn't go through. I will try again.
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Maureen, you are so right. They always did call me sunshine. I forgot all about that. I still get that from people saying I smile all the time. They nickname me Joker now. That's so funny and after 20 + yrs here we are. I'm so happy to be able to talk to you again. I was still there after you left. I missed you a lot. We used to talk a lot in the hallways. Feel free to email me HDFXRD@hotmail.com. I always wondered how you were doing. I remember you were going to Northeastern while working at Gaebler. You would read your books for school while working there. There was nothing much else to do while sitting in front of our room during quiet time. My sister remembers your brother as well as I do. LOL. I was in 1st grade and he was in 5th. Send me an email sometime. It was great hearing from you.